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CSX delivered 3% more shipments in the third quarter to help drive its profit 8% higher

Monstrous hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much complex havoc that damages are still being added up, but experts in economics, insurance and risk say they are likely to be in the pantheon of super-costly $50 billion disasters

News that inflation dropped to a more than three-year low in September has not changed the financial picture for many Canadians who continue to struggle with a permanently higher cost of living.

projects under Bharatmala Pariyojana that were halted in November 2023 will now be awarded directly by the ministry of road transport and highways. Projects costing less than `1,000 crore will be awarded over the next few months, a senior official said. The government is looking to fast-track the award of road contracts that had considerably slowed down this fiscal year, with Bharatmala being put on hold due to cost escalation.

European aircraft maker and Boeing rival Airbus said it's laying off 2,500 workers as it tries to turnaround its struggling defense and space division

Cypherock, a leading name when it comes to crypto hardware wallet security, has redefined private key security standards with its Cypherock X1 device.

The Walt Disney Co. is set to pilot a new pass for guests to get on rides faster at its domestic theme parks, but the cost might be a bit out of reach for many

In the wake of TD Bank’s recent money-laundering guilty plea, with a steep US$3-billion penalty and the imposition of roadblocks to future growth in the United States, it is now established fact that the bank experienced justice under U.S. anti-money-laundering laws. A Financial Times commentary stated: “The punishments are severe. But then again, so were the failings.” It’s a perspective shared by media commentary everywhere.

Inflation in the U.K. has fallen to its lowest level in more than three years, a drop that has cemented market expectations that the Bank of England will lower interest rates at its next policy meeting

Tech giants Amazon and Google are investing in the next generation of nuclear reactors

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: During the long hours of pandemic-induced lockdown, some of his friends picked up mobile gaming while others discovered short videos on YouTube and Instagram. But for Rohit Agarwal, a garment shop owner from Tumsar, a town in north-west Maharashtra, it was reading a college love story that sparked a new passion.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. International travel has quickly become a top aspiration for many Indians, and exploring the world’s diverse cultures and landscapes is more popular than ever. Though daunting expenses still hold many back, careful planning and smart budgeting can make the dream a reality.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Shriram Finance has seen stellar growth, with its stock up 2.6x since April 2023, translating to a remarkable 91% CAGR. Zoom out further, and the numbers remain solid: 3.9x since October 2014, clocking a 14.7% CAGR.

Global Capability Centers (GCCs) have become major employers for fresh talent, offering salaries up to 30% above the industry average for in-demand skills, a new report has shown. TeamLease Digital, a tech staffing and solutions provider, has shared its insights on hiring trends for FY 2025, highlighting the rising demand across different experience levels, the growing significance of skill development, and the evolving technology landscape. According to the report, freshers can expect a 40% rise in hiring by GCCs compared to last year, while IT services companies project a 20-25% growth in recruitment. The demand for skills in software development, cloud technologies, and data engineering continues to drive these numbers. Mid-level roles such as project managers, data scientists, and cybersecurity professionals show steady demand, with salaries increasing by 7.89% to 10.2% over FY 2024. Senior management roles have witnessed a notable 21% rise in demand, reflecting the strategic need for expertise in DevOps, product management, and data engineering. Salaries for these positions have increased between 6.54% and 10.8%.

Uday Kotak backed Kotak Mahindra Bank’s ambition to be India’s third largest private sector lender could expose it to significant M&A risk given the integration challenges and the weaker RoA of smaller banks, Bernstein Research a part of the Société Générale group has said. The brokerage house also said that given the high growth outperformance ask, inorganic growth would almost be inevitable for Kotak Mahindra to achieve its ‘Top 3’ objective. To emerge as the third most profitable private sector bank, Kotak will need an organic earnings growth which is 7% percentage points higher than Axis which looks unlikely, it said. In a recent interview with The Economic Times, Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Ashok Vaswani had said that he aspires that the bank would become the third largest private sector bank by profits by 2030.

Small business owners are growing more uncertain about the economy ahead of the presidential election and are reining in spending, according to a new survey

Microsoft Corp. has settled a lawsuit from a group of gamers who sued to try to stop the company from buying video game publisher Activision Blizzard for $69 billion last year

An annual report says the rising number of injuries to top soccer players came at a cost of nearly $800 million across Europe’s leading leagues last season

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking at the pump

Now that the threat of Hurricanes Helene and Milton has receded, millions of homeowners and business-owners across Florida and the Southeastern U.S. are faced with traversing the often long and laborious process of using insurance to rebuild their lives